Marine Science News


BRP/Evinrude Research Fellowships Awarded

Oct 19, 2016

BRP announced today that its Evinrude brand, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has awarded the first two BRP/Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships. The $5,000 fellowships…

Marine Biogeographic Assessment of Hawaiian Islands

Oct 08, 2016

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) have released a new report and interactive map and data sets that highlight what…

First Offshore Exhibition at Maritime Museum Rotterdam

Sep 11, 2016

Over forty-five leading companies in the shipping and offshore maritime sector are among those who have contributed to the funding for the first ever exhibition in the Netherlands dedicated to the offshore sector, to be housed at The Maritime Museum Rotterdam for the next seven years…

Fugro Acquires 'Fit for Nuclear' Status

Aug 30, 2016

A Fugro manufacturing centre that specialises in marine geotechnics has met Nuclear AMRC’s (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) exacting marque of supplier competence for nuclear contracts.The UK facility for over-water drilling and…

Jt Study by MOL, Yokohama University for Improving Ocean Shipping Market Forecast

Aug 30, 2016

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the company and its subsidiary MOL Information Systems, Ltd. have signed a contract with Yokohama National University to conduct a joint study on the analysis and use of big data related to ocean shipping…

Atlantic Hurricane Season to be Stronger than Expected

Aug 15, 2016

In its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, NOAA calls for a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of a below-normal season to only 15 percent, from the initial outlook issued in May…

Fuel Consumption, Emissions Monitoring Software Updated

Jul 26, 2016

As part of the ongoing Blue Star Delos Renewable Energy Innovation Project, Eco Marine Power (EMP) stated that the Aquarius Management & Automation System (MAS) installed on Blue Star Delos has been updated with new fuel oil consumption (FOC) and emissions monitoring software…

Seafarers’ Charity Helps Abandoned Russian Crews

Jul 25, 2016

Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) in Poland stepped in to assist 59 abandoned Russian seafarers who were left in the lurch after the ship owner went bankrupt. The men were crew members of three ships - mv Vyritsa, mv Zarechensk and  mv Braschaat…

Pathogenic bacteria hitchhiking to North and Baltic Seas?

Jul 23, 2016

For the first time, AWI scientists have found evidence of living, potentially pathogenic vibrions on microplastic particles.With increasing water temperatures comes an increasing likelihood of potentially pathogenic bacteria appearing in the North and Baltic Seas…

Hyundai to Build ITER Vacuum Vessel

Jul 19, 2016

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder and a leading industrial plant EPC contractor,won $101.6 million worth of order to supply two vacuum vessel sectors (No.7, 8) for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)…

Fathom to Focus on Student Education

Jul 16, 2016

Fathom is finalizing preparations for its July 17 Dominican Republic voyage representing the first ever cruise to the Caribbean focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programming. The 7-day cruise will feature specialized…

Jan De Nul to Install 36 foundations for Borkum Riffgrund

Jul 13, 2016

Jan De Nul Group signed a contract with Dong Energy from Denmark for the transport and installation of 36 monopiles and transition pieces for the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 in German territorial waters. Additionally, the Group was also awarded the supply…

Can You Farm Fish Inside a Cargo Ship?

Jul 11, 2016

The world’s biggest Atlantic salmon producer wants to start farming fish inside a ship – and the idea has merit, says a report in IOL. Building traditional fish farms on the open water in Norway has become almost impossible because of state rules intended to curb outbreaks of sea lice…

Fuel Variants For LR1 Product Tankers

Jul 10, 2016

In a comprehensive study, DNV GL in cooperation with MAN DT examined a set of scenarios for various versions of an LR1 product carrier to determine the most economically feasible fuel type to plan for.  Considering the current volatile market situation…

IBIA investigates: Brexit and Sulphur Regulations – what now?

Jul 08, 2016

The prospect of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union – nicknamed ‘Brexit’ – has raised a number of questions regarding the status, now and in the future, of sulphur regulations in the UK. In response to some of the questions raised…

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